Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-04-04
OGDEN CITY.
BOARD OF TRADE,
The Meeting at the Court House
saturday Night.

The Meeting at the Court HOUSE
saturday Night.
Ogden has turned over q new leaf il
her book of life and the initial letters o
the chapter OF her new progress were
written down on Saturday night in thu
County Court House, when nearly two
score OF her leading merchants and othel
business men put down their names Il
start a Board of Trade, the object oil
which is to promote the material Interests
of the whole community by mutual sup.
port and united efforts among themselves.
Pursuant to call, only the suddenness
of which prevented a larger response, a
large number of representative men
gathered. Judge Philip H. Emer-
son was chosen chairman and
E. A. Mcdaniel secretary. Col.
Hudson explained the object of the
meeting and in eloquent words held
forth the unexcelled advantages of Ogden
City as a commercial and manufactur-
ing center, which it only needed the
combined efforts of her citizens, es-
pecially the business men, to develop
and increase. By request the secretary
read from the rules and bylaws of the
Denver Chamber of Commerce and Board
of Trade such portions as tended to give
an idea as to the ends and aims of such
institutions. 1t was resolved to adopt
those regulations in so far as they were
applicable to our situation and circum-
stances, for which purpose a committee
was chosen: S. Stevens, chairman;
VIM. Driver, j. E. Hudson, G. L. Brough,
5. S. Schramm, and j. A. Boyle.
Sidney Stevens made a lengthy
speech, extolling the great facili-
ties of Ogden, which is pre-
pared to control the trade over a circle of
a radius of 500 miles. He grows quite
eloquent and earnest in urging on the
Ogden business men to pull together as
united against all the world, and defend
their interests with jealous care against
all rivals and competitors. Here we had
five Of the greatest railroads of the world,
here was to be "the hub of the universe,
this was the pivot on which the world
turned. Like Colonel Hudson, he deter
minedly relegated religion and politics to
their proper sphere, far outside the pale
and operations Of trade and manufacture
in business there should be no "Mor-
mon" nor Gentle" but all working to-
gether intelligently and indefatigably, then
Ogden would win every time. applause |
FaAfter remarks by other speakers a mo- |
ton was put to increase the committee to |
nine, which was lost by IL ayes to 10 |
noes. Adjourned till Thursday next, at |
the same place, after the following named |
had had their names entered as an i
of their intention to become |
members of the Ogden Board of Trade: !
d. Eccles, S. S. Schramm, VIM. Driver,
I. Cahoon, I. Rubel, E. A. Littlefeld, J.
$. Houtz. S. S. Stevens. G. L. Brough,
j. Z. Hudson, J. w. Abbott. G.. R.
Hank, L. B. Adams, A. A. Nelson, S. NJ.
Preshaw, ]. G. Armstrong, John Scow-
croft, Corey Bros, j. S. Lewis, G. H.
Tribe, j. A. Boyle, o. E. Hill, j. Jackson,
]. Thompson, T. Schansenbach, w, N.
w. S. Stone, d. H. Peery, r.
Smith, J. II. Knauss, II. H. Rolapp, C.
G. Richards, j. A. West, w. H. Turner,
I. D. Dee, P. H. Emerson and E. A. Nc
Daniel.
The ball is set rolling. Let it keep on,
gathering volume and power.